The black bears are all over downtown Juneau these days, and they are fat and happy.
Rep. Sarah Vance discovered a couple of fat ones rummaging through the pizza boxes and other food containers in the parking lot behind the Capitol and snapped the photo shown above. Bears have also been spotted tussling on North Franklin, meandering near Evergreen Cemetery, and roaming the parking lot of the Driftwood Hotel, where many legislators stay.
Janitors in the Capitol have advised people to separate their garbage, so that the cleaning crew can secure food garbage in bear-proof containers.
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Suzanne Downing founded Must Read Alaska and served as its editor for many years. Her prolific writing spans nearly every topic meaningful to Alaskans. Before founding Must Read Alaska, she served as editor of the Juneau Empire and as a speechwriter for Governor Sean Parnell.
